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SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2016) - Zscaler, the leading cloud security company, announced today that Zscaler's Cloud Firewall was recognized by a panel representing the audience of SC Magazine as the top solution in the Cloud Computing Security category at the SC Awards 2016. The announcement was made Tuesday, March 1, 2016 during the 19th annual SC Awards Gala in San Francisco.

"We are honored to have been awarded Best Cloud Computing Security Solution by SC Magazine," said Jay Chaudhry, founder and CEO at Zscaler. "As organizations increase their reliance on cloud applications and services; move to a distributed, remote workforce and enable employees to use mobile devices, their appliance-centric gateway security is becoming ineffective and obsolete. Zscaler's cloud security platform provides full inline threat protection to guard against cyber attacks, prevents data leakage and allows safe access to cloud applications by employees no matter where they are located and what device they are using to access the Internet."

Winners for the newly revamped Trust Awards (formerly Reader Trust Awards) were chosen by a distinguished group of leading IT security professionals from the SC Magazine readership and selected by SCMagazine's editorial team. Entrants were narrowed down to a select group of finalists before undergoing a rigorous final judging process to determine the winner in each category.

"As a winner in the Trust Award category, Zscaler's Cloud Firewall stands out for its innovative approach to protecting businesses against the ever-changing threat landscape," said Illena Armstrong, vice president, editorial, SC Magazine. "This is a significant achievement and one that shows Zscaler's dedication to improving the IT security industry as a whole."

The SC Awards, now in its 19th year, are recognized throughout the security industry as the gold standard of excellence in cybersecurity. With the awards, SC Magazine recognizes the achievements of security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the vigilant work of government, commercial and nonprofit entities. Vendors and service providers which offer a product and/or service for the commercial, government, educational, nonprofit or other industries are eligible for the Trust Award category in the SC Awards. For more information and a detailed list of categories and winners, please visit www.scmagazine.com/awards.

About SC MagazineSC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine and vibrant daily website, the brand's portfolio includes the SC Congress series (Chicago, London, Amsterdam, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Toronto), SC Awards (U.S. and U.K.), SC Marketscope, and SC Magazine Newswire.

About ZscalerZscaler is revolutionizing Internet security with the industry's first Security as a Service platform. As the most innovative firm in the $35 billion security market, Zscaler is used by more than 5,000 leading organizations, including 50 of the Fortune 500. Zscaler ensures that more than 15 million users worldwide are protected against cyber attacks and data breaches while staying fully compliant with corporate and regulatory policies.

Zscaler is a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for Secure Web Gateways and delivers a safe and productive Internet experience for every user, from any device and from any location -- 100% in the cloud. With its multi-tenant, distributed cloud security platform, Zscaler effectively moves security into the internet backbone, operating in more than 100 data centers around the world and enabling organizations to fully leverage the promise of cloud and mobile computing with unparalleled and uncompromising protection and performance. Zscaler delivers unified, carrier-grade internet security, next generation firewall, web security, sandboxing/advanced persistent threat (APT) protection, data loss prevention, SSL inspection, traffic shaping, policy management and threat intelligence -- all without the need for on-premise hardware, appliances or software. To learn more, visit us at www.zscaler.com.